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In March 2016, the international initiative Open Access 2020 (OA2020, www.oa2020.org) was launched. This initiative for the large-scale transformation of the scholarly publishing system from a subscription to an open access ...

At the University of Pretoria (UP), Pretoria, South Africa, a team consisting of members of the IT and Library departments has evaluated several research data repository platforms in-depth. A list of criteria was developed ...

The Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria (UP) became the first library in South Africa to open a Library MakerSpace – a creative laboratory where people with ideas can get together with people who ...

The aim of the 5th InVest Conference was to share innovations and best practice in the exciting and rapidly developing field of veterinary simulation aimed at teaching. It had delegates and specialists from across the ...

This presentation gives an overview of data preservation, what data preservation is, why data should be preserved, steps that should be taken to preserve data, metadata for preservation, levels of digital preservation, ...

This presentation gives an overview of developments and initiatives on research data management at the University of Pretoria, and also gives an overview of the Network of Data and Information Curation Communities (NeDICC), ...

The presentation gives a description of what a data management plan is, and why it is necessary to create a data management plan, It further describes the distictive elements that should be part of such a plan, and also ...

Papers presented at the first seminar on information searching presented in the Merensky Library Auditorium, University of Pretoria, on 14 September 2017. The seminar was organised by the Department of Library Services’ ...

Years ago librarians had the monopoly on providing access to information for teaching, learning and research. With developments in information and communication technology, the internet and the rise of the network society, ...

At the University of Pretoria (UP), Pretoria, South Africa, a team consisting of members of the IT and Library departments has evaluated several research data repository platforms in-depth. A list of criteria was developed ...

The presentation gives an overview of the following:
RDM education and training in South Africa
- Big data education and training initiatives, including the SKA project and university degrees
- Small data formal education ...

The Faculty library of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Built Environment & IT hosted this seminar day on water.
South Africa is considered a water scarce country and, if the current rate of water usage ...

This presentation gives a description of what a data management plan is, and why it is necessary to create a data management plan. It further describes the distinctive elements that should be part of such a plan, and also ...

This presentation gives an overview of what a data management plan is, and why it is necessary to create a data management plan. It further describes the distinctive elements that should be part of such a plan, and also ...